Category: Downtown Revitalization

Injecting More Accountability Into PILOTs

by Smart City Memphis | Aug 14, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Shelby County government | 0

Thumbnail: The current PILOT programs are not improving key indicators for Memphis workers and calls for a greater commitment to fiduciary duties for Memphis City Council and Shelby County Board of Commissioners. Here are 10 suggestions for helping make that happen.

Improving Riverside Drive And Joining A Movement

by Smart City Memphis | Jul 14, 2020 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Livability | 0

Thumbnail: Memphis can be a leader in a movement that downsizes or removes waterfront streets to improve quality of life. Downtown Commission’s Master Plan calls for a reevaluation and a possible road diet for Riverside Drive.

Well-Educated Young Adults Increase In Memphis’ Central Neighborhoods But Lag Largest Metros

by Smart City Memphis | Jun 19, 2020 | Data Points, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development | 0

Thumbnail: Young adults continue to fuel growth within three miles of U.S. central business districts, including Memphis metro, but we lag behind most cities rate of growth.

Kicking The Addiction To Economic Impact Reports

by Smart City Memphis | Jan 16, 2020 | Arts and Culture, City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Politics and Government | 0

In early 2001, the Vancouver Grizzlies...

Is Downtown Embarking On Its Golden Age?

by Smart City Memphis | Nov 18, 2019 | Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Parks and Greening | 0

On July 23, 2018, we wrote that in four years, if all goes well, we won’t even be able to recognize the CBD. Eight months ago, we wrote that “after more than...

Adding More Checks and Balances for Tax Breaks

by Smart City Memphis | Nov 13, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Shelby County government, Taxation | 0

In light of Shelby County Mayor’s reservations about the way this community, with its high poverty rate, continues to participate in a massive transfer of wealth from...

Taking A New Look At The Pinch District Pedestrian Bridge

by Smart City Memphis | Oct 21, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization | 0

After the initial reaction to the rendering for the long-awaited pedestrian bridge connecting Bass Pro Shops with the Pinch Historic District, we’re confident that...

Donald Shoup: Why Parking Reform Will Save The City

by Smart City Memphis | Oct 18, 2019 | Downtown Revitalization, Livability, Planning and Urban Design | 0

In light of the Downtown Memphis’ Commission’s review of downtown parking and ways to make it more effective and efficient, we are posting a commentary by retired UCLA...

Craning To See Memphis’ Future

by Smart City Memphis | Sep 26, 2019 | Downtown Revitalization, Economic Development, Uncategorized | 5

It is a regular part of media coverage and blog posts that someone will knock Memphis by talking about the cranes in Nashville. We have said over and over and over that no city in the Southeast can match the momentum of...

Transplanting Japan’s Sense of Community To Make Memphis Cleaner

by Smart City Memphis | Sep 3, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Livability | 2

It’s the threshold of a new business day in Tokyo. A few hours after dawn, overcast, and the weather could go either way. Even in a city of 14 million where privacy is as...

Slow Population and Jobs Growth Numbers: More Urgency for a Better Riverfront

by Smart City Memphis | Aug 22, 2019 | City of Memphis Government, Downtown Revitalization, Parks and Greening | 1

The post below was published yesterday by the Brookings Institution – one of the nation’s leading think tanks – and written by Carol Coletta, acknowledged as one of the top 100 experts on cities and head of the...

A Decade Of Support For A Transformed Tom Lee Park

by Smart City Memphis | Aug 15, 2019 | Downtown Revitalization, Parks and Greening | 3

Note: There was a timely editorial in the New York Times a few days ago about the poisoning of our information system and the proliferation of conspiracies, false...

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